The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01

The First Train West Arrives
Superintendent Pagan Brings Q PARTY
Back With Him.
Tho Trip Made In Twelve Hsum
With Numerous Stops.
A Brief Review Of the Work and
Its Condition.
Ssns Coai--Ihs Hew Town
Of Amory, Hiss.

The ant trip west over The Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham rail.
road was made yesterday. The train
consisted Of Superintendent w. W.
Fagsn's private car and Q coach.
Beginner Hiward Davis, who brough,
the party oil the way from
Kansas City. Told the throttle. being
assisted by O. d. Hsnnesey. who made
the steam, and B. =. MsGurk cap.
tanned the train. Those who returned
with the superintendent were Jadgs
Buchanan, Of Amory; "Privats" John
Allen, Congressman, representing the
First Mississippi District; J. X. Lock
wood, general ticket and passenger
agent for the entire system; q.
o. johnson. division freight agent;
Newman Erb, attorney for the road
Capt A. w. Gloster, principal assist.
ant engineer Of the road; J. N Keat-
Ing. OF the ArrHAL, and 7. q. Boggs,
Of the ArrEAL STAFF. With the eXcep.
ton Of Messrs. Allen, Buchanan and
Gloster, all came through to Memphis,
the other gentlemen having left the
train OF Tupelo. The party named
left Birmingham at s:24 O'Clock yes
terday morning. arriving ct 1888
o'c'ock pm. at Amory, Miss, 1873
miles west Of Birmingham, which is
oil new track. Taking this fact Into
consideration, ard the number Of
stops that we're made. 1t 10 very q 90
time.
This is Q remarkable piece Of
work. The engineers and con-
ductors deserve the highest praise.
F.om Amory, west, especially through
Marion, Walker and Jefferson coun.
ties, Ala, the heaviest work, consist.
ing Of grading, cutting and bridging,
, was done. This division (tha. Ia the
!. Amory. Birmingham division) was the
, work Of cesseless toll from the
= removal Of TIE frat spade Of
!, earth mp until the last spike
: was driven on Wednesday last
: The contractors worked theiI
I men night and day until
It's completion. The time consumed
: In the great undertaking was lust ons
year, and when one looks upon and
thinks OF 1.-THE spanning OF the mum
srous valleys by magnificent bridges
/, the deep cutting through the mount
aims Of sdamsntins rt Oh, the gradir I
over hills-he cannot but indulge Ia
, thoughts OF wonder, admiration and
1 surprise. Then, again, notwiths,and
\ ing this great rush and hurry, not ,
. sipgle spike, crosstie, hshbolt, girder Of
a truss In the construction thai has no
: been put on the road without the 81
= pervision oil some competent rsilroA,
q builder.
The product OF all these mines Il
the Big Warrior hsld will be shippe,
= 10 Memphis 90 market and distrib
> uting point
+ The nrst coal that Ia being devsl
9 oped a. you 70 east 10 at Carbon Hill
Q Marien county, Alabama. Tho mine
have lust been opened and the foe
10 OF the fnest quality. The averag
thickness Il the vein Of black dis
mords 10 four and q hall feet, and
reached by q shaft fifty seven fee
deep. The Kansas City, Memphi
and Birmingham railroad has
A. side track running right 10 th
. mouth OF the shaft. The next import
ant mine Ia at Home creek. This d
is operated by Prlel & Moore. Tn
coal here crops cut on the side OF Oh
p mountain and not even q shaft has 1
= be funk. The railroad at this polr
10 runs over q bed OF coal.
m The biggest da, q work In track Ia,
10 ipg was done by John Sullivan, VII
10 sad TO be the greatest track layer l
the Unitsd States. He, with fors
;" OF only sixty four men, laid and spike
N. II, 800 feet Of track In q single day.
Another new town has been ev,
OF luted out OF q cotton hsld In MonrS
" county, Miss. II 10 one OF those plac,
where Imaginary streets are siaked 9
with q compass and q tape line, at d
b, crack OF day, and peopled 10 the nun
re Der Of 1000 or 90 inhabitants, beio
the shades OF night have fallen,
municipal government 10 organize
after the progressive citissns ha'
ns eaten their hurried suppsr. Trad
iss and deals are made that would NAL
ed Q Wall street bulls head ssim. I'll
town 10 boom,d and doomed q
doomed. A ring OF boodlers may
organised. The place 10 q cosm
politan city, EQUAL 10 any In Il
~ Waited States before Q moon b
are passed.
Pdvate John Allen and Judge
chansn are the gods Of Amory,
% that 10 the name Of the metropolis
~ embryo. While going TO Birmingha
~. Pdvate John used all bis persuAsi
" argumsnts. He attacked Judge u
cnsuan from every side with
mAtchlcss oiplomsoy. He exhaust
ali his witty anecdotes, end finally
|. . Tered tie Judge 5000 Tor Q lot on /
corner Of FfIy-seventh street o
Buchanan avenue, bat the Judge on
the | ushed al Phva'e John. and told b
ON thai . had no appp citation for |
nm. the vAlue OF real estate
- Bat, oil joking aside. Amory 10 10
ing very important place. The piccl
I've shops of the X. q, M. and b. railrc
vnt. vebiently near TO the coal properi
- Of the cJmpany, and being about b
'nr way between Memphis and Birmil
Iery ham, will be the center OF the
ov. dlyisiors. The company Ia n
NO, puttipg Up hotel there. The 10,
49, which IL level, IL beautifully
.nty vifoned. II 10 laid of into
'na' whoe and slxiy.iour fractional ],
Arteeisn water a tho best qual
y IL found, and quite a number OF WI
are being tunk. Valuable timber
'n" building purpoees Is sso hsrc
do. anuudsnce. In fact, the resources
.y,,. Amofy are such that tie most c
"a fefyation observer or thinker NO
Inc fay that the elements Of a live to'
lure
ion Gen. nettietoa's Movements.
ON. ESPECIAL TO rHs ArrsAL.i
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